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"PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES: IT'S STILL HOW YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT COUNTS"

       Recent Presidential Debates have exposed Americans to an essential matter, even though they probably didn't realize it. In a nutshell, the TV audience has begun to consider the following question: which is more important - WHAT the candidate says or HOW he/she says it?       For years, the appropriate answer was CONTENT: what information the person running for office had to covey about important topics like the economy, wars,  violence, immigration and so forth.       However, it appears to this critic that the situation has changed particulaly in the last few months. Consider the debate on June 27th between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. When people remember the interaction between these two men, Biden's awkward non-verbal communication comes to mind quickly.  His obvious stutter, confused look, and disorganized wording  (among other body / voice elements ) were so prevalent it didn't matter what he was conveying. The audience could not under